All of famous playwright William Shakespeare’s tragedies include a main component of death. The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, is no exception to the tragic themes of death, romance and overconfidence. In Romeo and Juliet, County Paris is a rich, handsome bachelor. In the Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, County Paris is brutally killed. The three reasons for Paris’s untimely death are Friar Lawrence, Paris himself, and Lord Capulet. Friar Lawrence, in the first place is one of the reasons causing Paris’s death. If he hadn’t come up with the plan to help get Juliet out of the marriage with Paris, then Paris consequently wouldn’t have gone to Juliet’s grave. Also contributing to Paris’s death, the Friar’s letter didn’t get to Romeo, causing him
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Lord Capulet didn’t follow the marriage customs by asking Paris to wait for Juliet’s hand in marriage and Paris complied with his wishes. Lord Capulet ended up going against his own word and asking Paris to rush the marriage to Juliet. Capulet cared about Juliet’s opinion in the beginning and was breaking arranged marriage laws and asking for Paris to woo her and get her to love him. In the end, he got mad and didn’t care if Juliet loved Paris or not. Lord Capulet says, “But woo her, gentle Paris, get her heart; / My will to her consent is but a part. / An she agree, within her scope of choice / Lies my consent and fair according voice,” (1.2.16-19). Lord Capulet should have followed marriage customs and shouldn’t have gone back against his word to rush the …show more content…
Whether it is the faulty plan of Friar Lawrence, the changing wedding expectations of Lord Capulet, or the terrible decisions Paris makes on his own, the outcome is the same, a tragic loss of life. If the Friar would have been honest to Paris and not given Juliet the plan to get out of the marriage, Paris might not have been so adamant to marry Juliet. If Lord Capulet would have kept to his word or maybe followed marriage customs, Paris wouldn’t have to follow like a puppet on a string. Finally, if Paris himself had made better decisions like keeping the torch light on, not hiding from Romeo and introducing himself before fighting, he might have survived the fight in the tomb. Sadly these characters display a level of confidence that makes each of them believe that their actions will lead them to success and
Lord Capulet didn’t follow the marriage customs by asking Paris to wait for Juliet’s hand in marriage and Paris complied with his wishes. Lord Capulet ended up going against his own word and asking Paris to rush the marriage to Juliet. Capulet cared about Juliet’s opinion in the beginning and was breaking arranged marriage laws and asking for Paris to woo her and get her to love him. In the end, he got mad and didn’t care if Juliet loved Paris or not. Lord Capulet says, “But woo her, gentle Paris, get her heart; / My will to her consent is but a part. / An she agree, within her scope of choice / Lies my consent and fair according voice,” (1.2.16-19). Lord Capulet should have followed marriage customs and shouldn’t have gone back against his word to rush the …show more content…
Whether it is the faulty plan of Friar Lawrence, the changing wedding expectations of Lord Capulet, or the terrible decisions Paris makes on his own, the outcome is the same, a tragic loss of life. If the Friar would have been honest to Paris and not given Juliet the plan to get out of the marriage, Paris might not have been so adamant to marry Juliet. If Lord Capulet would have kept to his word or maybe followed marriage customs, Paris wouldn’t have to follow like a puppet on a string. Finally, if Paris himself had made better decisions like keeping the torch light on, not hiding from Romeo and introducing himself before fighting, he might have survived the fight in the tomb. Sadly these characters display a level of confidence that makes each of them believe that their actions will lead them to success and